Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper, Flowchart 2. User Logon Part

Workstation boots, computer account is validated, and

user enters logon credentials

Receive data from Domain

Controller about User Account

		Does the user
		account contain a		Yes
		User Profile path?
				Is the server copy
				available? See
				flowchart
				"Accessing Server-
		No		based Profile"
No					Yes
					Does user override
	Flag as not available
					by having selected
			Yes
					Local?
		Set the Ignore Central internal
		flag			No
Determine if local copy of profile is
available				Flag profile as mandatory or
					roaming

Central not available;		Central is available;			Central not available;		Central is available;
local is available		local is available			local not available		local not available
		Is the Ignore Central
			flag set?			Is this a new
		Yes	No			user?
Load local			Reconcile both			Yes
profile			by comparing
(continue to			time stamps
Part 2)						Issue the	No
			Is the central
						default
Yes			profile newer?
						profile. Is
Load central profile			No
						it
(continue to Part 2)			Is the local			available?
No			profile newer?				Flag profile
				Yes
Load local profile
							as a new
				Is profile
(continue to Part 2)							local profile
				mandatory?		No	(continue to
Load local version of		Download		Yes		Yes	Part 2)
profile		profile from
		server		No		Return error
Flag profile to only		(continue to
save changes to local		Part 2)				Copy the default	Create temporary
profile at log off.
						User Profile and	profile/local copy
Changes will not be
	Ask user preference for					load (continue to	(continue to Part 2)
written to the profile
		server or local copy				Part 2)
stored on the server.
			and load
(continue to Part 2)
		(continue to Part 2)

Flowchart 2. User Logon (Part 1)

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